Friday, January 1, 2010

Happy New Year 2010 !!

It's a new year and I've plans for new quilts ... not that I don't need to finish the UFOs I already have...LOL

My resolution is to do nothing but quilt. It makes me Happy and I get lost for hours at a time; dinner, what's that you say?

I started this blog in an attempt to keep me on track....unless of course I get sidetracked. So, I've decided to try and post a weekly blog about whatever happenings are happening! Bear with me as I figure out the Blogger and all it's quirks ~

I'm so excited and ready to tackle that stack of UFOs, as well as some mystery kits I never got around to doing (hanging head) but didn't list ... I'd have to dig them out first but I've got at least 10 sitting around.

And then...there are the three quilt classes at a LQS I received as Christmas presents from DH. When I went to gather my fats for The Buggy Barn "Heart Crazies" class I realized I only had 2 pieces (each 1 yd) of white on black...which actually surprised me! So, off I went and gathered 8 more - 9 fats of each color (red, black, white on black) are needed for this pattern. I received 10% off those because I brought their bag with (I love discounts for remembering to bring the LQS bag with) and, on top of that, I received one 25% off coupon for each class (3) and used those coupons to purchase fabrics for the back of each quilt; 25% discount on one cut of fabric, for each class, which is why I purchased backing fabrics for each one...woohoo!!

OFF TO BE QUILTED :D 1/2012 Turning-Twenty Aunt Grace top/needs sandwich and quilt

Seek & Ye Shall Find ... LOL

While I was searching through my fabrics, a while back, I discovered not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5 .... but many quilt kits I have purchased and neatly tucked away. I have several quilt kits still in boxes and I'm not even sure, at this point, what they are....Oh My!!

51" x 68" - LQS kit "Star Lit Lilacs"January 14, 2010 - While searching for a specific fabric late last night, hiding in a drawer I found not 1 but 2 more kits..eeek!Honeysuckle Harmony (Fons & Porter)Hungry Caterpillar£££££££££££££££££££££££££££

Antique QuiltsThis does not fall under kits but....Antique (literally from the 30s-40s) Crazy Patch quilt - blocks are 16" or 18" (short-term memory). I also don't remember how many blocks were finished and how many needed to be finished, but amazingly there is enough extra muslin and material included to make (finish) the blocks, all for $3.00 at a local church yard sale!!

February 8, 2010 - I found another treasure tucked away! Another Antique quilt top I found at a yard sale for $12. The edging is scalloped; sadly the scallops were not finished. The material color and fabric have faded but it was an 'odd' green to begin with. The texture of the fabric is similar to "flour sacks" with a loose weave. I have been unable to match the green fabric, anywhere. I'm going to check my EQ block library and see if I can come up with the block name.

I know I have a couple more Antique quilts just have to find them....HAHAHA